Hye Shin Exhibit: Part Two
In the last post I showed you only the artwork displayed in the lobby and the first part of the Ruth Funk gallery. Now, for the installations.
I’m sorry I don’t recall the title of this first one. It had to do with blood as the gift of life. The “bags of blood” had words on them like Strength, Faith, etc.
The pods were made from wire wrapped in thread. As you can see, the threads from the bags above land nicely in little circles on the paper underlay.
The center “seeds” of each pod were made with digital images printed onto silk and then applied.
The second installation was called Sunken Dreams. It is the artist’s reaction to the South Korean ferry accident which killed around 140 people in May of 2014.
The artist is from South Korea so this had quite an impact on her. (She now lives in Orlando, FL.)
She lined the wall with little woven pouches. These contained little puffy pillows she had made, with Korean text on each one. Once again, the pieces had been mounted well away from the wall, playing up the shadows.
We almost missed these last two pieces, which were completely different.
We decided that they’re embroidery utilizing a couching technique (where a skinny thread wraps a fatter one, holding it in position.)
What do you think? Am I right?
I like the way the couching thread contrasts with the image in many places.
This exhibit is now closed, but I hope you’ll get out to a museum or gallery in your area.
Ellen Lindner
